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Make sure you talk about all the characters in your extract. You need to mention all the characters in your extract in the beginning, and describe briefly what each of them do in that scene, e.g. this is the scene where character x, y, and z discover w's death.

Don't focus too much on what happens. It is important to describe whatis happening in the scene, but what's more important is to analyse and interpret the events.

Hope that helps

Edited September 7, 2011 by Censored Dreams

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Make sure you contextualise in the beginning! That's very important as it sets up the scene for your commentary. Begin by saying what has just happened before the scene, what is currently happening, and what will occur after. You can then tell the marker your interpretation of the scene. You can structure your analysis however you like; line by line, organised by events, however you wish!

Make sure you conclude at the end as well, reiterating your most important points and making a concluding statement to wow the pants of your examiner

I've done Macbeth for IOC's and oral commentaries, so it's not that bad .